Rayland Baxter’s new album is a dream realized. Since he first started writing music, this roving rock ‘n’ roll philosopher dreamed of a space where he could devote every waking hour to creating. The hard-touring musician finally found it in the form of an abandoned rubber band factory in Franklin, KY, where he covered the windows, threw a mattress on the floor, and with guitar and piano in tow, spent three straight months writing. At night he would sit and listen the sounds around him: coyotes, the howling wind, the faint prattle of the nightly TV news. The result of this isolation quest is ‘Wide Awake’ a ten-song collection that celebrates the best aspects of humanity and grasps at understanding the worst. ‘Wide Awake’ was produced by Butch Walker and features Walker himself on bass, Cage the Elephant’s Nick Bockrath on guitar, Dr. Dog’s Erick Slick on drums, and piano wizard Aaron Embry (Elliott Smith, Brian Eno) on keys.
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1. Strange American Dream
2. Casanova
3. Angeline
4. 79 Shiny Revolvers
5. Amelia Baker
6. Without Me
7. Hey Larocco
8. Sandra Monica
9. Everything To Me
10. Let It All Go, Man
Rayland Baxter’s new album is a dream realized. Since he first started writing music, this roving rock ‘n’ roll philosopher dreamed of a space where he could devote every waking hour to creating. The hard-touring musician finally found it in the form of an abandoned rubber band factory in Franklin, KY, where he covered the windows, threw a mattress on the floor, and with guitar and piano in tow, spent three straight months writing. At night he would sit and listen the sounds around him: coyotes, the howling wind, the faint prattle of the nightly TV news. The result of this isolation quest is ‘Wide Awake’ a ten-song collection that celebrates the best aspects of humanity and grasps at understanding the worst. ‘Wide Awake’ was produced by Butch Walker and features Walker himself on bass, Cage the Elephant’s Nick Bockrath on guitar, Dr. Dog’s Erick Slick on drums, and piano wizard Aaron Embry (Elliott Smith, Brian Eno) on keys.
Includes album download card
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1. Strange American Dream
2. Casanova
3. Angeline
4. 79 Shiny Revolvers
5. Amelia Baker
6. Without Me
7. Hey Larocco
8. Sandra Monica
9. Everything To Me
10. Let It All Go, Man
Really powerful album - can’t recommend it enough.
Zach "lightning fists" O'shallamicam
July 28, 2018
This album is incredible. Rayland's songeriting ability shines through and through, laced with incredible atmospheric slide guitar and incredible variance between upbeat to slow and somber between tracks. Massive swells of guitar tone and feedback make this a must have. Beautiful colored vinyl stamds out among the collection, wonderful album art, there isnt anything bad i can say about it.
Lee Harris
July 27, 2018
Excellent portrait of America today!! Can’t wait to catch Rayland live!!